Badwebis
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Hate won't make us great. You're damn right I'm a cat lady.
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This is the FINAL time I will explain the difference between ice dance and pairs. Ice dancers have wider, U-shaped snouts, while pair skater snouts are more pointed and V-shaped. Pair skaters prefer saltwater habitats, while ice dancers inhabit freshwater marshes and lakes.
February 12, 2026 at 5:41 AM
This is the FINAL time I will explain the difference between ice dance and pairs. Ice dancers have wider, U-shaped snouts, while pair skater snouts are more pointed and V-shaped. Pair skaters prefer saltwater habitats, while ice dancers inhabit freshwater marshes and lakes.
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If the name on your birth certificate doesn't match the ID you currently use (passport, Driver's License, etc.) you will need to produce documented reasons why-marriage/divorce docs, legal name change, etc.). This could disenfranchise millions of married women, divorcées, adopted children, actors...
The so-called Save America Act will force 21 million American citizens to produce passports or birth certificates just to register to vote. Most do not have them ready. Turning paperwork into a barrier is a poll tax by another name. #HandsOffHerVote social.demcast.com/s/L9X3k1fQ
Contact Your MOC
social.demcast.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:45 AM
If the name on your birth certificate doesn't match the ID you currently use (passport, Driver's License, etc.) you will need to produce documented reasons why-marriage/divorce docs, legal name change, etc.). This could disenfranchise millions of married women, divorcées, adopted children, actors...
"Trump’s State of the Union address is scheduled for two weeks from now. Perhaps Democratic members of Congress should accept that we aren’t living in business-as-usual times? Perhaps they should choose not to attend the State of the Union as long as ICE continues its rampages"
The People Are Leading. The Leaders Should Follow.
Congressional Democrats should take a page from the people of Minneapolis.
www.thebulwark.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:46 AM
"Trump’s State of the Union address is scheduled for two weeks from now. Perhaps Democratic members of Congress should accept that we aren’t living in business-as-usual times? Perhaps they should choose not to attend the State of the Union as long as ICE continues its rampages"
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Colleton County lawmakers oppose proposed data center in ACE Basin #scnews
Colleton County lawmakers oppose proposed data center in ACE Basin
Seven South Carolina lawmakers are opposing a proposed data center that could be built in the Lowcountry’s ACE Basin watershed.
www.wistv.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Colleton County lawmakers oppose proposed data center in ACE Basin #scnews
I hate this. People forgot what life was life before vaccines and apparently have to learn the hard way.
February 1, 2026 at 2:39 AM
I hate this. People forgot what life was life before vaccines and apparently have to learn the hard way.
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ICE protester says her Global Entry was revoked after agent scanned her face
ICE protester says her Global Entry was revoked after agent scanned her face
Global Entry and Precheck revoked three days after incident, court filing says.
arstechnica.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:37 AM
ICE protester says her Global Entry was revoked after agent scanned her face
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
Watching UK news channels talk about the new map of NATO without the USA and I can't believe this is really real. What has he done.
January 24, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Watching UK news channels talk about the new map of NATO without the USA and I can't believe this is really real. What has he done.
No matter how you feel tonight it's better than the Gamecocks WBB after Dawn Staley talks to them in locker room
January 23, 2026 at 2:57 AM
No matter how you feel tonight it's better than the Gamecocks WBB after Dawn Staley talks to them in locker room
There's nothing nutritional in listening to a hearing run by Jim Jordan. Republicans Republicaning loudly, Democrats reasoning reasonably. Mainstream media will report the loudest soundbite.
January 22, 2026 at 5:23 PM
There's nothing nutritional in listening to a hearing run by Jim Jordan. Republicans Republicaning loudly, Democrats reasoning reasonably. Mainstream media will report the loudest soundbite.
Dubious distinction: a country where lawyers and judges are so politically intimidated that the rule of law is under threat. (The Guardian)
‘Endangered lawyer’ day highlights US justice system’s plummeting standing
International coalition of legal groups focuses on political intimidation of lawyers and judges in US – once a role model
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Dubious distinction: a country where lawyers and judges are so politically intimidated that the rule of law is under threat. (The Guardian)
Minnesota Had Its Birmingham Moment
By Gal Beckerman (gift article/ gift link)
By Gal Beckerman (gift article/ gift link)
Minnesota Had Its Birmingham Moment
In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. outlined a strategy to expose official brutality. Anti-ICE protesters are following it—and it’s working.
www.theatlantic.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Minnesota Had Its Birmingham Moment
By Gal Beckerman (gift article/ gift link)
By Gal Beckerman (gift article/ gift link)
Someone: "I'm rich!"
24 hours later:
"Wait, I'm poor!"
24 hours later:
"I'm rich!"
(Rinse and repeat)
24 hours later:
"Wait, I'm poor!"
24 hours later:
"I'm rich!"
(Rinse and repeat)
Wall Street stocks rose sharply after Trump said he formed a framework deal on Greenland. Live coverage ➡️ reut.rs/3Zmsrfw
January 21, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Someone: "I'm rich!"
24 hours later:
"Wait, I'm poor!"
24 hours later:
"I'm rich!"
(Rinse and repeat)
24 hours later:
"Wait, I'm poor!"
24 hours later:
"I'm rich!"
(Rinse and repeat)
I'm watching UK Parliament debate - Prime Minister's Questions - and thinking how much I would watch a similar debate with Trump facing Democratic members loudly demanding he defend his actions.
January 21, 2026 at 12:17 PM
I'm watching UK Parliament debate - Prime Minister's Questions - and thinking how much I would watch a similar debate with Trump facing Democratic members loudly demanding he defend his actions.
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Measles Outbreak Explodes in South Carolina 558 Confirmed Cases in Spartanburg County, Infections Surge by 30%
At least 531 people are in quarantine after being exposed to the virus, and another 85 people who are symptomatic are in isolation to keep from spreading the disease.
At least 531 people are in quarantine after being exposed to the virus, and another 85 people who are symptomatic are in isolation to keep from spreading the disease.
January 19, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Measles Outbreak Explodes in South Carolina 558 Confirmed Cases in Spartanburg County, Infections Surge by 30%
At least 531 people are in quarantine after being exposed to the virus, and another 85 people who are symptomatic are in isolation to keep from spreading the disease.
At least 531 people are in quarantine after being exposed to the virus, and another 85 people who are symptomatic are in isolation to keep from spreading the disease.
History: "There were fears at the time of DHS’s founding.... The United States had never had the kind of all-encompassing domestic-security apparatus common in autocracies, whose interior departments function as political police." (Gift article)
‘Maybe DHS Was a Bad Idea’
Two decades after its founding, the department has become what its critics feared.
www.theatlantic.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:12 PM
History: "There were fears at the time of DHS’s founding.... The United States had never had the kind of all-encompassing domestic-security apparatus common in autocracies, whose interior departments function as political police." (Gift article)
fascinating dino-armor on this sturgeon
Another rare and prehistoric fish washed ashore on Fripp Island in Beaufort County this week. Here’s what we know.
Rare, endangered prehistoric fish washes ashore in SC for 3rd time in 2 months. Here’s where
Another rare and prehistoric fish washed ashore on Fripp Island in Beaufort County this week. Here’s what we know.
bit.ly
January 16, 2026 at 3:35 PM
fascinating dino-armor on this sturgeon
"Maybe we can just dip our toe in the water first? I think we need some more polls, and many, many focus groups! Make sure the water’s not too hot! But also that it’s not too cold!" 😂
"Sometimes what’s right isn’t popular, and sometimes what’s popular isn’t right." Trump isn't right or popular, so press the advantage.
ICE Started the Fire
Rather than trying to calm things down, the government is fanning the flames.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:05 PM
"Maybe we can just dip our toe in the water first? I think we need some more polls, and many, many focus groups! Make sure the water’s not too hot! But also that it’s not too cold!" 😂
Seems worth noting
Reminder during this Verizon outage that they fired 13,000 employees across the organization in November and significantly reduced and outsourced and other outside labor expenses. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/20/v...
Verizon cutting more than 13,000 jobs as it restructures
Wireless carrier Verizon said Thursday it will cut more than 13,000 jobs in its largest single layoff as it works to shrink costs and restructure operations.
www.cnbc.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Seems worth noting
Lots of abuser mentality out there...yesterday (1/12/26) a Fox afternoon news host, commenting on the mayors' and AG's presser in Minneapolis announcing lawsuit v. DHS, asked why the officials hadn't *thanked* DHS.
January 13, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Lots of abuser mentality out there...yesterday (1/12/26) a Fox afternoon news host, commenting on the mayors' and AG's presser in Minneapolis announcing lawsuit v. DHS, asked why the officials hadn't *thanked* DHS.
Same thing for not turning out to protest in person if you're able because you don't think there's any point.
Second, and probably most importantly, it's tactically wrong. "No point discussing political opposition to fascism, there won't be elections anyway" cedes victory to your enemies. It's defeatism and nihilism.
January 11, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Same thing for not turning out to protest in person if you're able because you don't think there's any point.
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Over a day later, I'm still shaking with shock, anger, and grief. We saw a woman murdered with bullets and now with lies.
January 8, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Over a day later, I'm still shaking with shock, anger, and grief. We saw a woman murdered with bullets and now with lies.
